Artist Birthdays October 23 – JEAN-LOUIS FORAIN
JEAN-LOUIS FORAIN (Oct. 23, 1852 – July 11, 1931)
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Nationality: French
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Field: Painting, printmaking, illustration
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Art Movement: Impressionism, Realism
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ARTiFact: He was introduced to the theme of the dancer by his mentor Edgar Degas; and it is said that his small gouache Café Scene was the inspiration for Edouard Manet’s famous Bar at the Folies Bergère.
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Artist Quote: “He is the poet of corruption in evening clothes, of dandyism in the boudoirs, of high life masking empty hearts.” —Octave Maus, art critic
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Notable Artwork (shown below): The Music Hall, circa 1890.
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